Most people have heard of this pub, thanks to an infamous incident in 1966 and some even make a trip to see it just for that reason. When they get here, they will find a decent, ordinary boozer that serves the locals well, but...

One might expect a rough-looking, frosted glazed pub in Stepney to house old blokes nursing their pints. What greeted us then? Dark Side of the Moon played loud, a man whooshing himself around on a rusty hospital wheelchair, a...

There are a lot of god-awful looking pubs in Bethnal Green and this one looks about as uninviting as they come. Situated at the base of a tower block, this is not going to get many points for external beauty and for that reason...

Watney Market is a pretty grim area, the sort of place you see in documentaries about inner city deprivation on Channel 4 - even despite the development work going on around here. The Thomas Neale isn't as run down looking as...

In theory, a pub next to a medical school should be a hideous place for a drink, but in practice, this one is fine. Hidden away behind The Royal London Hospital, The Samaritan has stayed pretty much the same as the surrounding...

This place starts off very well - an impressive conversion of one of the previous homes of the <a href="http://www.halfmoon.org.uk/aboutus/abouthalfmoon/companyhistory.html" target="_blank">Half Moon...

Being both on the busy and grimy Commercial Road and located more or less underneath a railway bridge, the Railway does have a rather off-putting air to it. However, it's a fairly decent locals haunt, appealing to both a gay...

Until recently bizarrely called 'Old George - Don't You Mean Kempy's?' this is one of the many unreconstructed traditional style boozers on Bethnal Green Road. As far as it goes, however, this is probably one of the less...